Shoes-off rule and providing slippers?

Yea, its pretty gross to wear someone's slippers. I require ppl to take off their shoes. But I have carpet. Even if someone had wood floors or whatever, why would anyone be bothered to take off their shoes?? Not like you're walking around on mud floors.

I wouldn't want to wear anyone else's slippers...not the kind that can be machine washed. BUT...if you have rubber/plastic slippers that don't have soft interior (similar to flip flops) those work great.

I would prefer to go shoesless even if I could bring my own slippers. The slippers are dirtier than the carpet...due to prolonged contact...sweat and other disgusting smells and bacteria are on all slippers.

I would rather go shoeless. I would not want to wear someone else's slippers, and I don't know who wore those slippers before me. But honestly, I hate when I go to people's houses and they ask me to take off my shoes. I am more creeped out by what is crawling on other people's bare feet than I am about dirt on shoes from the ground. I also don't want to smell other people's feet. I've usually also taken care to select my shoes to go with my outfit, and I would rather have them on.

ooooo slippers on men yuck.

If I was you I would have naked feet. Mens' feet can be lovely like womans' if looked after. If people are cheeky enough to ask you to remove your shoes then I would remove the socks as well. But make sure you bath your feet in a bit of honey and lemon in hot water on a regular basis. You would have such lovely feet then.

Hairy toes hairy toes hairy toes

I shall take the thumbs down on this answer as a genuine mistake on the awardees behalf. Of course this is a fantastic answer and although it may not earn the points. I shall put lack of points down to the fact it's better to follow the norm rather than the hap hazzard.

in my current home i do do the shoeless idea with slippers. Generally in most cases i buy inexpensive slip on sock like slippers then i mark with names for future reference when the people come over again. They get washed in the menatime. Saves on carpet wear etc.

I would not care to share slippers with several unknown feet. Going shoeless is OK with me, except when I've worn hose/stockings. Inevitably I'd get a run or two and that is the most annoying and expensive thing.

Disposable slippers please. Expensive ones too.

No, it doesn't bother me. Sometimes (if he's bugged me enough) I tell my kids dad to remove his shoes at the door just because he does what he's told!!

I couldn't wear someone elses slippers, uurr. If the floor was clean, shoeless, but I'd rather wear socks at least (what if they flicked snot on the floor).

A friend of mine, well her parent's house where she still lives, do this... Asian cultural influence I think paired with a newer house and white carpeting.

Honestly, I've always felt a bit awkward about it, but I respect their wishes. They do offer slippers if anyone wishes to wear them, but that's just too odd for me, so I just make sure I wear decent enough socks.

People have qualms about removing their shoes because of stinky feet. I think slippers would be great, as long as they were washed after each use.

I have a shoes off rule in my house and always just walk around in socks as do my kids. Whenever I go to someone elses house I take off my shoes as that is what I do at home. I would rather just walk around in my socks. My friends that have the same shoes off in the house rule just walk around in socks.